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The spin-orbit-coupled (SOC) ultracold atomic gases provide unique opportunities for exploring exotic quantum phases and introduce new capabilities into the quantum simulation. In this paper, we study the coherent control of spin states in SOC Bose–Einstein condensate (BEC) by exploiting and implementing the general concept of Landau–Zener–Stüeckelberg–Majorana (LZSM) interference. For a SOC BEC, the Landau–Zener (LZ) transition between the dressed eigenlevels occurs as the BEC is accelerated through the SOC-avoided crossing, which corresponds to a breakdown of the spin momentum locking. In our scheme, two LZ pulses are separated by an intermediate holding period of variable duration. The nice LZSM interference patterns can be generated and controlled by controlling several parameters, corresponding to coherent control of the spin state of the SOC BEC. In particular, the destructive and constructive patterns of LZSM interference are observed and well explained through analytical analysis. Our results suggest a potential application of the LZSM interferometry in calibrating the spin states of a SOC BEC.
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This work is supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Contract No. 12005173, 12075193, and No. 11747018), by the Natural Science Foundation of Gansu Province (Grant No. 20JR10RA082), and by the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (Grant No. 2020M680318).
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Zhang, XX., Wang, WY. & Dou, FQ. Landau–Zener–Stückelberg–Majorana interference of a spin-orbit-coupled Bose–Einstein condensate. Eur. Phys. J. D 75, 150 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1140/epjd/s10053-021-00158-9
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